Environment

“The land we used to walk on is now just a waterway for our boats.” Chief Naquin said the changes in their homestead were caused by oil companies digging the canals and subsequently the hurricanes wiping away the compromised land.

As of June 5, 2013, New Mexico was considered to be in “extreme” drought conditions after a thirty-six month period of no precipitation. The widespread drought has forced ranchers to rethink whether one of the state’s biggest and most vibrant industries, cattle ranching, is still a viable profession for them and their families.

Represented Member Photojournalists

Kathleen Flynn

Based in the US SouthCurrently in Rochester, NYAvailable for Assignments Nationwide
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Adria Malcolm

Based in the US SouthwestAvailable for Assignments Nationwide
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Pete Marovich

Based in the US Mid-AtlanticAvailable for Assignments Nationwide
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Justin Merriman

Based in the US NortheastAvailable for Assignments Nationwide
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Brian Plonka

Based in the US Pacific NorthwestAvailable for Assignments Nationwide
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Jeff Swensen

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Our Advisors

Mark Murrmann

Mark Murrmann is the photo editor at Mother Jones. He came to the magazine in 2007 with a background as a photojournalist.

He was named one of Lürzer Archives' 200 Best Advertising Photographers of 2010/11 and was chosen for American Photography 27 and 29.

Mark is a contract photographer with ZUMA Press.

Nikki Kahn

Nikki Kahn is a photojournalist based in Washington, D.C.

She won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography in 2011 with her colleagues at The Washington Post "for their up-close portrait of grief and desperation after a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti."

Before joining the Washington Post in 2005, Kahn worked for Knight-Ridder Tribune Photo Service in Washington D.C. as a lead photographer and editor.

Kahn has covered stories both nationally and internationally.

John Kaplan

University of Florida Professor John Kaplan’s honors include the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography, POY National Newspaper Photographer of the Year, the Overseas Press Club Award for Feature Photography, two Robert F. Kennedy Awards for Outstanding Coverage of the Disadvantaged, and the Nikon Documentary Sabbatical Grant.

Kaplan has been named a Fulbright Scholar and has served a juror for the Pulitzer Prizes, Pictures of the Year International and the Best of Photojournalism. He is the author of two books, Photo Portfolio Success and Mom and Me.

Kaplan’s autobiographical film, Not As I Pictured, has appeared nationwide on PBS and has won the CINE Golden Eagle Award and several Best Documentary honors. His work is exhibited at museums and galleries worldwide.​